Improvement in ploughs



J. M. HAWLEY.

PLOW.

No. 66,335. Patented July 2, 1867 Mil/5.555s:

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TO ALL wnom IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it .known that I, JAMES M. HAwLsr, of IIolton, in the county of Ripley, and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Plough; and I do' hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable otliers skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification, in which-- Fignre 1 is a side view of my improved plough.

Figure 2 is a. top view of the same.

Figure 3 is atop view of the same when arranged for fart-owing or marking the ground for planting.

Figure 4 is a top view of the scraper-plate, the standards being broken off.

Figure 5 isa detail sectional view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

My invention has for its object to furnish a cheap, strong, and durable plough, which may be adjusted for use as a single, double, or triple plough, and which may bcrcadily converted into a scraper when desired; and it consists in the construction of the standards, and in the manner in which thcy are combined with the shovels and plouglnhcam; in the combination of the handles and forked and slatted connecting-bar with the ploughbeam; in the combination of the bent bars or frame with the uprights and plough-beam; and in-the combination of the scraper-plate with the forward standards, the whole being constructed and arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the plouglnbcam, which may be made of wood or-iron, as may be desired. 3 are the handles, the forward ends of which are pivoted to the middle part of the beam A by a bolt passing thr'ough them and The said beam. The rezir parts of the handles B are udjustably supported by a connecting-bar, C, thcupper end of which is connected to the round 6 of the handles, and its" lower end isforhcd so as to receive the rear end of the beam Ahetwfeen its arms, and to which it is secured by a bolt, D, passing through slots-formed in the said arms and-through the rear end of the beam A, so that by loosening'the'nut of the bolt D,-the elevation of the handles may be adjusted. as desired. E is the -rear.plough-standard, the upper end of which is secured to the side of the rear cndof the beam A by the bolts D and F. The standard E is then bent downward and sideways, so as to pass down to the ground directly beneath the central line of the beam A, and toits lower end is attached the shovel G. H are the forward standards, which are attached-to the opposite sides of the beam A at a suitable distance in front of the standard E, where they are secured in place by the'bolts I and J. The standards II are then bent downwards and outward, so that the ploughs or shovels K maybe at a suiiicicnt distance apart. L is a link, placed beneath the beam A,'tl1rough which the standards are passed, to strengthen the standards and preventfthe strain from coming upon the parts weakened by the bolt-holes.

In case it is desired to use the ploughfor marking or furrowing out" the ground for planting, the standards'H and E are removed, and the bars M bent into the shape shown in fig. 3, are secured to the beam A bythe bolts J' and D. The standards II are then bolted to the outer or inner sides of the bars M,'as may be desired. The distance of the ploughs K from each other may be adjusted asreqtiired by the interposition of wooden blocks or bars of the requisite thickness between the standards H and bars or frame M. The shovels K and G are secured to the standards H and E by bolts-N and nuts 0, so as to be rcinomble, and are-secured against side pressure by having notches formed upon their upper edges, to receive the s'quarcshoulders formed upon the lower parts of the said standards. P is a'scraper-plate, which, when in use, is attached to the standardsF. the shovels K being removed, and is secured in place by the bolts N and nuts 0, as shown in 4 n 5. When the machine is used as a scraper, the rear standard E should be removed.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by LcttcrsdPa-tent, is-

1. The standards II and E, constructed substantially as herein described, in combination with the shovels K and Gland beam A, in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the handles B and forked and slotted connecting-bar G with the beam A, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth. 7

3. The combination of the bent bars or frame M with the beam A and standards H, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combinatiou'of the scraper-plate P with the forward standards H, substantially as herein shown and descrihed andbzr the purpose set forth.

' 1 JAMES M. HAWLEY Witnesses;

A. J. RALSTON, D. Fnennnns'rnm. 

